Evaluation of microstructure and properties deterioration in short fiber reinforced thermoplastics subjected to hydrothermal aging

Composite Structures

Volumn 62, Issue 3-4, 2003, Pages 409-415

  Sevostianov, Igor ^a   Verijenko, Victor ^b   Verijenko, Belinda ^b  

^a Horeshoe Cir Jett Hall   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conductivity; Cross property; Effective properties; Elasticity; Short fiber reinforced composites

Indexed keywords

COMPOSITE MICROMECHANICS; ELASTICITY; MICROSTRUCTURE; STIFFNESS; THERMAL DIFFUSION; THERMOPLASTICS;

HYDROTHERMAL AGING;

GLASS FIBER REINFORCED PLASTICS;

AGING; COMPOSITE PROPERTY; CONDUCTIVITY; ELASTICITY; FIBER REINFORCED COMPOSITE; MICROSTRUCTURAL ANALYSIS; THERMOPLASTIC PROPERTY;

EID: 0344441372     PISSN: 02638223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2003.09.013     Document Type: Article

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